Friday, April 25, 2008

Pay to Pay?

Typically, 'screw the customer' techniques are more subtle. But maybe they've run out of all the subtle ones by now.

The article here describes a recent episode where an AT&T Wireless customer was assessed a fee for paying her bill. Not a late fee mind you. But an "administrative charge" incurred when paying in person.

Can we call it a fee fee?

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Oh great...

The failings the Bush Presidency are well documented. Indeed, Slate.com is currently presenting a 10 Part series on how to fix all the screw ups.

But here's something I missed. In additon to everything else, we somehow managed to kill the Romanian Bruce Springsteen.

Can you imagine if the Romanians killed our Bruce Springsteen?

Free Fall George

Here is a strange and wonderful time sink that shows our President... Well, I don't know exactly what it shows him doing.

A representation of his thought process? A dream? A nightmare?

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